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GigaByte

GigaScience Press · China · Est. 2020

ISSN2709-4715eISSN2709-4715

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total88

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.841

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.549

Total Worksi

179

Total Citationsi

1,492

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Multidisciplinary Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous); Biotechnology; Genetics; Molecular Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications179

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~5 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

GigaScience Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2709-4715 / 2709-4715

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

165

2020

538

2021

424

2022

149

2023

266

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

BiotechnologyQ2

GeneticsQ2

Molecular MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

GeneticsBiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Molecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMosquito-borne diseases and controlMalaria Research and ControlGenetic diversity and population structurePhytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogensScientific Computing and Data ManagementInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesChromosomal and Genetic VariationsIdentification and Quantification in Food

Frequently asked questions about GigaByte

Is GigaByte a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for GigaByte: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 88/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of GigaByte?

GigaByte is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.42.

Is GigaByte indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

GigaByte is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of GigaByte?